William C BakerAge: 90 years1846–1936
- Name
- William C Baker
- Given names
- William C
- Surname
- Baker
 Birth | September 7, 1846 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 20 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 20 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 22 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 31 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 69 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 70 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 71 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Marriage | Lucy Jane Ferrell — View this family January 18, 1922 (Age 75 years) |
 Death of a wife | Lucy Jane Ferrell November 15, 1924 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 83 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Death | December 10, 1936 (Age 90 years) |
| Family with Lucy Jane Ferrell |
| himself |
William C Baker Birth: September 7, 1846 — Memphis, Scotland, Missouri, United States Death: December 10, 1936 — Baker City, Baker, Oregon, United States |
| wife |
Lucy Jane Ferrell Birth: June 1850 44 31 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1924 — Oregon, United States |
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Marriage: January 18, 1922 — Baker, Oregon, United States |
| John G Estes + Lucy Jane Ferrell |
| wife’s husband |
John G Estes Birth: about 1846 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: about 1869 — Barren, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Lucy Jane Ferrell Birth: June 1850 44 31 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1924 — Oregon, United States |
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Marriage: September 29, 1865 — |
| Andrew Jackson Vincent + Lucy Jane Ferrell |
| wife’s husband |
Andrew Jackson Vincent Birth: August 7, 1838 — Cumberland, Kentucky, United States Death: March 18, 1916 — Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States |
| wife |
Lucy Jane Ferrell Birth: June 1850 44 31 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1924 — Oregon, United States |
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Marriage: April 1, 1872 — Johnson, Illinois, United States |
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14 months step-son |
James Wiley Vincent Birth: May 30, 1873 34 22 — St. Clair, Michigan, United States Death: February 20, 1927 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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20 months step-daughter |
Mary Nida Vincent Birth: January 17, 1875 36 24 — Missouri, United States Death: July 21, 1911 — Weiser, Washington, Idaho, United States |
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2 years step-son |
William Newton Vincent Birth: May 9, 1877 38 26 — Lincoln, Kansas, United States Death: October 22, 1952 — Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Minnie Edith Vincent Birth: December 27, 1879 41 29 — St. Clair, Michigan, United States Death: August 8, 1966 — Multnomah, Oregon, United States |